Darlington Labs
MP-7
Introduced 2021$549 MSRP
American-made moving-magnet phono preamplifier using an all-discrete JFET/bipolar circuit with no integrated circuits in the signal path. Praised as a giant-killer in its price class; MC use is supported via the matching SU-7 step-up amplifier.
MSRP
$549
Used market · Excellent
$400
-27% vs MSRP
as of Aug 15, 2026MSRP to used market
From $549 at launch to $400 today.
Specifications
- Type
- MM solid-state phono preamp
- Inputs
- 1 pair RCA
- Gain
- 46 dB
- Outputs
- 1 pair RCA
- Topology
- all-discrete JFET/bipolar circuit, no op-amps, passive-hybrid RIAA
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